| 词汇 | pretend |
| 释义 | pretend verb[ I ] uk /prɪˈtend/ us /prɪˈtend/ B2 to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game: 假装，伪称;（游戏中）装扮 [ + (that) ]He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.他假装不在乎，但我知道他很介意。 The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs.孩子们装扮成恐龙。 [ + to infinitive ]Were you just pretending to be interested?你只是在假装感兴趣吗？ She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.她并不是真的受了伤——她只是在装。 Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise.我当然生气了——怎么可能会是装的。 to act as if something is true when it is not pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise. make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce. play at somethingUK The children are playing at cops and robbers. role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping. fakeShe's only faking being ill. feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance. not pretend to do somethingformal to not claim something that is false: 不想妄称… I don't pretend to be an expert on the subject.我不想妄称自己是该学科的专家。 She'll pretend that she hasn't seen us - you watch.她会假装没看见我们的——你看着吧。 Just for a laugh, I pretended that I'd forgotten it was his birthday.我假装忘了那天是他的生日，只是想开个玩笑。 He isn't really angry - he's just pretending.他不是真生气——他只是假装的。 She sidled past him, pretending that she had not seen him.她从他身边悄悄走过，假装没有看见他。 He even tried to pretend he was a film star's son - can you believe it? Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quackery You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Children's games pretend adjective uk /prɪˈtend/ us /prɪˈtend/ imaginary or not real: 想象的，不真实的 "Do you want a cup of tea?" she asks, offering me a pretend cup. They knew the argument was only pretend, but they still got upset.他们知道这些争执是假装的，但还是觉得难过。 imaginary imaginaryOur daughter had an imaginary friend when she was six. made-upThe comedian started with some obviously made-up stories about hanging out with the Queen. make-believeSome politicians seem to live in a make-believe world where everything revolves around their interests. non-existentThese accounts are used to sell fake or non-existent goods. fantasticHer books were filled with magicians and fantastic creatures. True, real, false, and unreal actual actuality actually all that glitters is not goldidiom alternate reality false false flag falsely fantastical fever dream non-realistic not so muchidiom nothing could be further from the truthidiom nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom parallel universe unproven unreal untrue untruly unverifiable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Faking & pretending pretend | American Dictionarypretend verb[ I/T ] us/prɪˈtend/ to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game: [ + to infinitive ]Tom pretends to care. [ + (that) clause ]The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs. pretendadjective[ not gradable ]us/prɪˈtend/ a pretend tea party Examples of pretendpretend Furthermore, children manifested a marked increase in pretend-play with toy objects that were replicas of real objects specifically designed to stand for other objects. There is no point in pretending that buyer-seller relationships are ships passing in the night, always a short-term swap. Both utterances are situated in a pretend frame. So she hurried on, pretending she hadn't seen anything. It does not pretend to replace more exhaustive volumes, but does provide all the information needed for many soil analyses and their interpretation. I do not pretend to have answered all criticisms, or even to have understood every objection suggested to me. Governments and ruling parties which pretended to be warm and friendly turned out to be ruthless and destructive. If it is optimal to pretend to be tough, the agent will do all the pretending necessary. The real-life disciplinary episode occurred two days before the pretend play episode. You could never pretend to be the new kid on the block, never have that excuse or opportunity. Infants with autism : an investigation of empathy, pretend play, joint attention, and imitation. These metaphysical remnants, however, neither express nor pretend to offer any metaphysical claims apart from the normative context. Otherwise, we forever run the risk of remaining detached and of pretending that we can occupy a position entirely outside ideological discourse. This is, however, not an excuse for being careless about facts and for acting politically while pretending objectivity. Nobody is pretending from this latter perspective that the fossil record is perfect, but it is argued it is good enough to derive a history. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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